We had Stake Conference on Easter Sunday, so church started at 10am. This meant that we SHOULD'VE has plenty of time to hunt the eggs that the Easter bunny got up extra early to hide in the back yard, before church.
Sad to say, there wasn't time.
It was also a very warm day....which meant these eggs were not going to be edible, by the time they were found after church.
Oh well. No egg salad sandwiches for us I suppose.
Saturday was Tubbs birthday so topped off the day with dying eggs. Each of the kids had 7 eggs to decorate.
The boys were the first ones awake....then they woke up Wiggy-Witherbottoms to tell her she had treats. Bubba and Wiggy ate all of their Cadbury Creme Eggs BEFORE church. You can imagine what the rest of the afternoon was like.
Grandma and Grandpa Hogue and Aunt Jenny came over for Easter dinner. Luke made some fried chicken, grilled chicken and tri-tip. For dessert we made some strawberry shortcake, Grandpa made some vanilla ice cream and Grandma made a strawberry cake with lemon icing. There was no shortage of food which is one reason I love getting our family together on special days like Easter.
Family pictures before church of course....
I am not sure if I have one picture of Wiggy with her eyes open. Bubba kept squinting so I told the kids to try a trick where they close their eyes until the picture is taken. Wiggy decided to just keep hers closed.
Right after we got home from church at noon, the kids headed to the back yard to hunt eggs. Bubba takes this egg hunting VERY seriously. Wiggy always gets a 30 second head start and Bubba is not a fan.
A few months ago we organized a trip with Grandma and Grandpa Baer, for Disneyland. Because of the Southern California discount we were able to each go for three days, for $159. One thing Luke absolutely HATES about Disneyland is how expensive it is. I agree...but it's Disneyland. There is a reason that people are willing to take out a mortgage to go.
We ended up going the week after Easter, so the boys missed two days of school. Luke was unable to miss work because of state testing and he wasn't sad....at all.
Grandma and Grandpa brought cousins Natalie and Holden with them. They arrived Wednesday afternoon. We ate Baja Fresh and then packed everything up for the next four days.
Day 1 is California Adventure because it didn't open until 10am. We ended up leaving the house around 7:15am.
The kids were excited to see Cars Land for the first time.
We got into California Adventure around 11:30am and there were no fast passes for the Cars ride.
Insert Heavy sigh here.
We waited in line for almost two hours. This ride better be good.
It was Natalie and Wiggy's first time on Tower of Terror!! :) Wiggy ended up getting very nervous by the time we got on the ride. Surprisingly she didn't freak out....too much.
Wiggy's eyes are closed in this picture. I am not sure if she kept them closed the entire time or if she was just blinking.
Bubba's tummy was bothering him so he didn't use his Fast Pass for California Screamin. Wiggy wanted to ride but she was too short. That meant treat time with Grandma while we waited for Grandpa, Tubbs and Natalie.
We left California Adventure around 8pm and then headed to Denny's for dinner.
It was a LONG day. Surprise - surprise I know.
We didn't bring or rent strollers for the two little ones. They were wore out by early evening!
We stayed at the Marriott Residence Inn. Our room had two bathrooms and slept all eight of us comfortably between the queen beds, sofa sleeper and bunk beds. It also had a free breakfast buffet. The kids were in heaven.
Day 2...heading to Disneyland. Today we are taking the hotel shuttle. The park opened at 9am and we took the 9:40 shuttle over the park. Everyone hopped on the train while I ran over to Splash Mountain to get fast passes. Most of us hopped off the train in Tomorrowland so we could get on Space Mountain.
Grandma and Grandpa Baer paid for Wiggy and Natalie to get princess makeovers in Fantasy Land. It was quite the production to watch and the girls loved it.
Thunder Mountain Railroad was Wiggy's favorite ride. Couldn't get enough.
Grandpa went into the Haunted House with us!
It was the kids' first time in the Tiki Room....the boys were not impressed at all. Especially Bubba who really dislikes people singing. He did try the pineapple whip though and liked it.
Day three was Disneyland again. We could've entered the park an hour before it opened...but Friday night was late enough, so it was hard getting everyone up, fed and onto the 9:10 shuttle.
Yesterday Miss Wiggy was Aurora and today she opted for Ariel.
In all of the years I've gone to Disneyland, I finally went out to Tom Sawyer's Island. It was Bubba asking me over and over that finally changed my mind. We ran around for abut 15 minutes before meeting my mom and dad over in Tomorrowland for lunch.
We stayed later tonight so we could see all the shows. Luckily I brought lots of glow wands and bracelets to help entertain the kids.
Sunday morning we had our last breakfast at the hotel, loaded up and headed home. Wiggy wanted to wear her princess hair piece again. She loves her long hair!
We really did have a great time at Disneyland. It's long days toting three kids around with big daddy, but I am glad we went with Grandma and Grandpa Baer and some Baer cousins. Hopefully we can do this again in a few years.
That Stop Wasn't On My Itinerary....
So the Hogue's made it to Florida for our first official family vacation. It was Sawyer's first plane ride....and Simon's first plane ride that he can remember. We were excited....the boys were stoked. We had everything we needed! But it seems that Sawyer packed something with him that wasn't on our checklist: a big case of pneumonia. Yes, the little fella made it almost one whole day in Florida before he started heading downhill fast. Our 2nd day in Orlando we were in the Urgent Care south of Cocoa Beach. (By the way, to see a doctor more quickly, it helps if you vomit all over the waiting room in front of the receptionist. Little tip for ya) After chest x-rays they advised us to head to the ER in Melbourne, where they eventually admitted him to the hospital. So, we had 3 night deluxe accommadations at the Holmes Regional Medical Center. The little whipper snapper was a trooper though! The nurses loved him, thankfully, and made us all feel right at home. We were going to send postcards out with pictures of the hospital since we spent 40% of our trip there...but they didn't have any. Imagine that!Hmmm.....maybe its something they should consider.
